Ignatius Was Green: Ecological dimensions of the spiritual exercises by Margaret Scott (Paulist Press, £12.99 (£11.69); 978-0-8091-5716-7).

“Ignatius Was Green breaks new ground in Ignatian spirituality as a means for discernment regarding the crucial ecological issues of our time. Sister Margaret Scott's beautiful new book is a must-read for those who are committed to sustaining life on our planet” — James Martin, SJ

T & T Clark Handbook of Suffering and the Problem of Evil, edited by Matthias Grebe and Johannes Grossl (T & T Clark, £42.99 (£38.69); 978-0-567-71095-6). New in paperback

“This wide-ranging work provides an extensive exploration of the theology of theodicy, asking questions such as: should all instances of suffering necessarily be understood as evil? Why would an omnipotent and benevolent God allow or perpetrate evil? Is God unable or unwilling to reduce human and non-human suffering on Earth? Does humanity have the capacity to exercise a moral evaluation of God’s motives and intentions?”

Churches of Hertfordshire by David Gouldstone (Amberley, £15.99 (£14.39); 978-1-3981-1929-1).

“Although Hertfordshire is one of the smaller English counties, there are numerous attractive historic towns, villages and hamlets. The influence of St Albans Abbey, one of the most powerful monasteries in the country, spread throughout the county, and there is a wealth of other fascinating medieval churches, including St Michael’s, St Albans (with Saxon origins), the Norman Hemel Hempstead, and the fourteenth-century Ashwell with its famous plague graffiti.” 

Selected by Frank Nugent, of the Church House Bookshop, which operates the Church Times Bookshop.